Education in Texas: Policies, Practices, and Perspectives, 9th Edition

This text profiles the standards, procedures and statutes governing one of the most highly regarded state education systems in the United States. This edition has been totally revised and streamlined, resulting in a text that still provides broad coverage but does so in a succinct fashion. The coverage is up-to-date, pertinent, and topical. Includes the most recent information available regarding research findings, professional practice, legislative outcomes, and judicial decisions and their present and future implications. Reviews the 1997 congressional reauthorization of IDEA. Discusses the hot topic of school finance. Appropriate for readers interested in Texas education.